Portable arm rest



March 15, 1955 M. M. WILLIAMS PORTABLE ARM REST Filed May 18, 1953 and 1r\8 w ,4O m 4 m m M a N 0 3w -L .N W o c N N w 1 8 United States PatentPORTABLE ARM REST Moses M. Williams, Miami, Fla., assignor of fifty percent to Radie S. Jackson, Opa-locka, Fla.

Application May 18,1953, Serial No. 355,517

1 Claim. (Cl. 155-112) This invention relates to new and usefulimprovements in arm rests and the primary object of the presentinvention is to provide a portable arm rest and ash receptacle that maybe placed on a couch, sofa, vehicle seat or the like in a convenientmanner.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide aportable arm rest having an opening, and an ash tray supporting armswingably carried by the arm rest and movable into and out of theopening.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a portable armrest that is extremely light in weight and which includes a flexibleretainer strap having a weighted end that may fit behind a seat cushionto aid in retaining the arm rest in an upright position.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a portablearm rest and ash receiver that is simple and practical in construction,strong and reliable in use, small and compact in structure, neat andattractive in appearance, inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise welladapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the present invention supported on asofa;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the present invention and with partsthereof broken away, and with the dotted lines showing the ash trayholding arm swung to its unused position; and,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the invention andwith dotted lines showing the holding arm in its used position.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the numeral represents a substantially rectangular framemember having an upper portion 12, a lower portion 14 and forward andrear end portions 16 and 18.

A padding 20 is secured to the upper surface of the upper portion 12 bysuitable means. One end of a flexible strap 22 is secured by fastenersor the like to the rear end of portion 14. The strap 22 is formed with asleeve 24 at its free end that receives a cylindrical weight 26 whichwill fit behind a seat cushion C of a sofa S to retain the member 10upright.

2,704,114 Patented Mar. 15, 1955 A combined pivot and brace 28 extendsvertically between the upper and lower portions 12 and 14, and includesupper and lower coaxial rod sections 30 and 32 whose adjacent ends areprovided with blind bores 34 and 36 that engage the ends of a dowel pin38. Fasteners 40 secure the upper end of rod section 30 to upper portion12 and fasteners 42 secure the lower end of rod section 32 to lowerportion 14.

The inner end of a supporting arm 44 extends between the adjacent endsof rod sections 30 and 32 and is formed with an aperture receiving pin38. The outer end of arm 44 supports a seat element or sleeve 46, thatreceives the body of an ash tray 48. The flanged portion 50 of ash tray48 overlies the upper edge of sleeve 46.

The front portion 16 of member 10 is provided with a horizontal slot 52that will accommodate arm 44 as the latter is swung horizontallyforwardly to a position where the ash tray may be used. When the ashtray is not being used, the arm 44 is swung into the opening of member10 to underlie portion 12.

In order that the arm rest will remain in proper position on a seatcushion, the flexible retainer strap 22 is of a width equal to the widthof the arm rest and the length of the strap is substantially equal tothe thickness of the cushion at the rear portion thereof.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A portable rectangular open frame having upper and lower portions andfront and rear end portions and adapted to be stood on a seat cushion inupright position, an arm adapted to support an article on one endthereof, means pivotally mounting the other end of said arm in saidframe adjacent said front end portion for horizontal swinging inopposite directions to position the same within the confines of saidframe and to extend forwardly out of said frame, respectively, wherebyto position said arm forwardly of said frame for use and within saidframe in an out-of-the-way position when not in use, and a horizontalslot in said end portion for receiving said arm when the arm is swung toextend forwardly, said means comprising a pair of coaxial rods in saidframe fixed to said upper and lower portions and having opposed endsspaced apart to accommodate said other end of the arm therebetween, anda pivot pin extending through said other end of the arm and into saidopposed ends of the rods.

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